Juan abnao and juan aenao



J. & J. AR NA O. Jr.

. ICE VELOUIPEDE. No.182,095, Patented Sept. 12,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JUAN ARNAO AND JUAN ARNAO, JR., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT I.N ICE-VELOCIPEDES,

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,095, datedSeptember 12, 1876; application filed June 20, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JUAN ARNAO and JUAN ARNAO, J r., of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Ice -Velocipede,

of which the following is a specification:

Our invention consists of runners attached to uprights, which supportthe carryin g-frame, in which support the runners are pivoted, so thatthey can oscillate accordingto the undulations of the surface of theice, and for passing over small sticks and other objects.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved ice-velocipede, consistingof one wheel and a saddle-carrying frame, the wheel being arranged foroperating'it by foot-power.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A represents a drive-wheel, having points B on its periphery, andarranged on a shaft that is journaled in two longitudinal springs, G. Gis the frame, and D a seat located on its rear, so that the rider mayconveniently operate the foot-cranks O. H are rear bifurcations of theframe, to whose lower ends are pivoted the runners E E, While G is anindependent standard, swiveled in the front of frame, and connected, bycross-pieces a c and cords b b, with the front end of a lever, J. Thisenables the rider to guide his velocipede with great facility. The leverJ is pivoted to a stud, K, on top of the frame, so as to bring its powerend near the driver, and is connected at the other end, by pivoted rodsL, with the drive-shaft m. By this arrangement the driver can readilylift the wheel from the ground at any time.

What I claim is- An ice-velocipede having its drive-shaft journaled inthe spring-bars G, and connected, by pivoted. rods L, with a hand-lever,J, as and for the purpose specified.

JUAN ARNAO. JUAN ARNAO, JR. Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHEB, V ALEX. F. ROBERTS-

